Biography
AT SOUTH ALABAMA
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2022)
• Sun Belt Conference Honor Roll selection
• Started 38 of her 41 games played
• Batted .191 (17-for-89) with two doubles, three triples and four home runs
• Scored 21 runs, which ranked third on the club, and drove in 12
• Drew a team-best 28 walks, which were the most drawn by a Jaguar since Stephanie Pilkington’s 32 during the 2015 season
• The total tied for seventh most in a single season at South and were fifth-most in the Sun Belt
• One of two players on the roster to have a 21-game reached base safely streak (at Florida State, 2/16 - vs. Texas State, 3/19) during the season
• The 21-game reached base safely streak is sixth longest in program history
• Accumulated 13 hits and was hit by pitch twice, while also recording 16 of her 28 walks during the streak
• Recorded either a hit, walk or was hit by a pitch in 31 games, and drew multiple walks five times
• Homered and walked in South’s season-opening win over Central Arkansas (2/11) at the Tiger Classic
• Was 2-for-3 with a run scored Liberty (2/20)
• Reached base twice, scored a run and drove in a pair of runs versus Belmont (2/25)
• Drew a walk and homered versus Virginia (3/4), scoring twice at the Tennessee Invitational
• Drew two walks in three straight games (vs. Dartmouth, 3/6 - at UT Arlington, 3/12)
• Also scored six runs in the three-game SBC series versus the Mavericks to start conference play
• Tripled in game one and homered in game two, while also walking twice in the Texas State (3/18-19) series
• Walked in four-straight games covering the final two games of the Coastal Carolina (4/1-3) series, at App State (4/8) and game one of the Louisiana (4/14) series, accumulating a total of seven free passes in those four games
• Had two walks and three walks, respectively, versus the Chanticleers
• Recorded a two-run, pinch-hit triple as part of an eight-run inning in the opening round of the Sun Belt Championship versus Georgia State (5/11)
FRESHMAN SEASON (2021)
• Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List selection
• Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar honoree
• “Extra Mile” Award recipient
• Started 24 of the 30 games in which she appeared
• Of her 24 starts, 23 game as the designated player and one at first base
• Started South Alabama’s final 14 games of the season at DP
• Batted .213, with five of her 13 hits going for extra bases
• Recorded two doubles, three home runs, scored nine runs scored and drove in seven
• Walked 15 times and reached as a hit batter
• First hits came in a 2-for-2 showing in South’s win over Nicholls State (4/6) where she drove in two and scored a run versus the Colonels
• First hit was a fourth-inning, two-run home run versus Nicholls
• Reached base all four plate appearances in the final game of the regular season vs. Troy (5/8) with single and three walks, while also driving in a run and scoring a run
• Went 2-for-3 with a run scored in a win over Appalachian State (5/14) at the Sun Belt Championships
• Homered and scored a pair of runs in the SBC Championship game versus Louisiana (5/15)
• Hit a home run for the second-straight game in South’s opening-round victory over Baylor (5/21) at the Gainesville Regional
AT OUACHITA HIGH SCHOOL
• Lettered four seasons in softball at Ouachita Parish High School in Monroe La.
• Three-time first-team all-state performer by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA), two-time first-team all-state selection by the coaches and three-time first-team all-district honoree
• Twice been named the Northeast Louisiana Hitter and Player of the Year
• Ended her career holding the school’s single-season (17) and career home run (56) records, along with the program marks in batting average (.533) and RBI (197) in 127 games at Ouachita Parish
• Named an East All-Star by the Louisiana High School Coaches Association at the conclusion of her final prep season
• Selected to the MaxPreps 2020 All-American team
• Blasted 13 home runs through the first 16 games of shortened senior season, while batting .592 with a 1.538 slugging percentage, in addition to 38 RBI and 17 walks
• Helped the Lady Leos record set school records in home runs (82) and batting average (.398) as a junior
• Individually, batted .557 with a 1.226 slugging percentage and a .676 OBP that season, and in 34 games, posted 54 hits and 57 runs driven in
• Of her 54 hits, 31 went for extra bases as she hit 17 home runs and 14 doubles
• Finished with 16 multi-hit games and recorded at least one hit in each of the first 15 games to start the season, while having a hit in all but four outings during the season
• Walked 34 times and struck out just seven times in her 136 plate appearances
• 2019 Recipient of the Masonic Lodge Honesty and Integrity Award
• Led Ouachita to the Louisiana Class 5A state title as a sophomore where she helped the Lady Leos rally from a 7-0 deficit to defeat Hahnville (10-9) in the state championship contest where she was selected the Most Valuable Player
• Received the Louisiana Farm Bureau Insurance/LSWA Miss Softball award after posting a .505 batting average with 48 RBI and 13 home runs as a sophomore
•Recorded 56 hits – 26 of which were for extra bases – and had 19 multi-hit outings
• Named the Class 5A MVP as a freshman where she helped OHS reach the state championship game
• Batted.478 and hit 13 home run and was named the FloSoftball 2020 Top 100 in 2016
• Played two years of club ball with Texas Bombers nd four years with the Birmingham Thunderbolts
• Also recruited by Mississippi State
PERSONAL
• Full name is Abby Elizabeth Allen
• Born in Monroe, La.
• Daughter of Jeremy and Liz Allen
• Has an older sister, Alyssa
• Majoring in exercise science with a minor in general business
